Weather-strip.



Patented Sept. 24, l90l.

No. 683,0l7.

A. E. BROWN.

WEATHER STRIP.

(Application filed In. 19, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW E. BROWN, OF LEADVILLE, COLORADO.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,017, datedSeptember 24, 190 1. Application filed March 19, 1901. Serial No.61,832. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW'E. BROWN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Leadville, in the county of Lake and State of 0010- rado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

The special object of my invention is to make a weather-strip for doorswhich shall be inexpensive, easy to repair, and out of sight. For thispurpose I place it in a groove in the bottom of the door between thefolds of a metallic plate which is suspended by two pins from the top ofthe groove, the said pins being pivoted both to the plate and thedoor,so that as one end of the plate strikes the hingejamb it will beforced back longitudinally in the groove, thus making the pins standperpendicular to hold the rubber strip in close contact with thethreshold of the door. When the door opens, a spring throws the foldedplate, with the weather-strip, back longitudinally in the groove, so asto raise the rubber strip into the groove, or nearly so.

Figure l of the drawings is a side elevation of the lower part of adoor, showing the bottom groove with one of its sides removed todisclose the strip in the folded plate and the latter pivotallysuspended, so as to move back and forth,as well as up and down,in thegroove. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section on dotted line 00 a; of Fig.1 to show how the suspensionpins are pivoted to the door and foldedplate, and Fig. 3 is an end view exhibiting clearly the position of thefiat spring against which the jamb 0f the door presses the folded plateand which when the door is opened throws the plate back and up in thegroove.

In the drawings, A represents the door with bottom groove a, in which Isuspend a metallic box or plate, folded at the middle and marked B, bymeans of end-pivoted links 0.

In this box B, which thus swings up and down longitudinally, I securethe rubber strip D. At one end of the rubber strip I arrange theadjusting screw E, which strikes the jamb of the door and forces the boxB to fit closely within the groove and to press the rubber down upon thethreshold. At the opposite end of the door-bottom I secure above theoutlet of the groove a flat spring G, which is made fast above saidgroove-outlet to the edge of the door. This spring is forced outwardlywhen the screw strikes with its head against the jamb, but as soon asthe door is opened forces the box B back into the groove, thus causingit to raise the rubber up into the groove and out of sight.

What I claim as new is The combination with a bot-tom grooved doorprovided with a casing or folded plate in the groove, of a weather-stripswinging pivotally by links from said casing, an adjusting-screwfastened to one end of casing and a flat spring arranged at the otherend whereby the weather-strip may be moved up and down in its casing,adjusted therein and retreated as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW E. BRowrt.

Witnesses:

ALFRED S. HESS, FRANK PARR-

